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Later, he got a chance to study abroad in america as an exchange student. Maos last dancer is a memoir written by chineseaustralian author li cunxin and first published in 2003. Find books like maos last dancer from the worlds largest community of readers. Maos last dancer teachers notes penguin books australia. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of maos last dancer by li cunxin. It is about a young boy who lives in a family with 6 brothers, in poverty in china, and cunxin, his name, is chosen, when he is 11, to be part of the beijing dance academy. In a village of china named quingdao in the book, the eleven yearold li cunxin is selected by the communist party to study ballet at the madame maos. Maos last dancer li cunxin believes mistakes teach the most.
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